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Chicago Horticultural Society

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % GRETCHEN ELIZABETH BAKER
Environment · GLENCOE, IL · EIN 36-2225482

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2024-12-31
Very large (approx.)
Total spending
$73.4M
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Lobbying
$108K
Program services
$19.3M
Fundraising
$1.1M

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

ContractorServiceStateCompensation
SONY Music EntertainmentEvent production—$4.0M
A-1 RoofingConstruction—$2.3M
DatalishIt services—$799K
Frost LightingConstruction—$711K
Prescient SolutionsIt services—$541K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$108K
Direct lobbying$108K
Grassroots lobbying$0
501(h) lobbying ceiling$6.0M
Lobbying nontaxable amount$1.0M
Grassroots ceiling$1.5M
Total exempt-purpose expenditures$72.9M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

1 grants · $120K total
RecipientStateIRC sectionCash grantPurpose
VOTE YES FOR CLEAN AIR CLEAN WATER AND WILDLIFE NFP
EIN 872472803
IL501(C)(4)$120KCONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT BALLOT INITIATIVE